A former Florida teacher accused of having sex with a student had an encounter with the girl at his home while his baby was sleeping, according to a warrant from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.
Aaron Zuniga, 28, is charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor. He no longer works at Trinity Christian Academy, Action News Jax reported.
The warrant said police were notified March 19 that Zuniga had sex with a student.
Zuniga resigned from his job and told Head of School David Welling that he had a sexual relationship with the student two weeks ago, according to the warrant.
Zuniga said the student would not tell because she "did not want to ruin her school career," the warrant said.
Police later interviewed Zuniga and he said he had an "emotional relationship" with the student and that he had "physical contact." When police asked him to expound on the physical contact, he asked for a lawyer.
Police also interviewed the victim and she initially denied any sexual contact with Zuniga. In a second interview, the victim told police that, "She and the suspect flirted in person and via Snapchat text messages."
She told police she was invited to Zuniga's house under the impression she would be babysitting his 10-month-old child. When the victim arrived at Zuniga's home, he put the baby down for a nap, according to the warrant.
While the baby was sleeping in the baby's room, Zuniga and the victim had a "sexual encounter" on the suspect's couch in the living room. The victim told police the acts were consensual and that this was the only encounter between them.
Zuniga is being held on $200,000 bond. He is due to be back in court April 15.
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